Oh my heart. Love this moment you captured. Love be with that courageous Mama Duck as she watches over all her patitos…

http://sparrowhopes.com Katy

So true, Mari! Can you believe this mama has NINE little ones to look after? I keep thinking one day we’ll come to visit they won’t all be there, but this little mama duck is keeping them all safe and they are making their way in the world. So fun to watch them all grow!

Kim Corrigan-Oliver

Adorable! We were lucky enough to catch a mama and her ducklings a few weeks ago. Always a precious sighting. Stopping in from Heather’s Soul Summer Camp.

http://sparrowhopes.com Katy

Hi Kim! Thanks for stopping by. It is so precious to get to share a bit of space and time with a dear mama and her ducklings. I love how moments like those linger and keep bringing joy long after we have gone our separate ways. Really looking forward to Heather’s workshop… they are so great!

Erin O’Connor

Okay, just noticed this post. Now you have to hunt down a copy of Robert McClosky’s *Make Way for Ducklings*–it’s a New England classic tale (Blueberries for Sal is also really, really good).